[Fot] Hard cornering

[R. John Lye]

Definitively some good suggestions here, but I'd like
to add another one.  Check your alignment.  For
autocross, I preferred to use about a quarter inch of
toe out.  For higher speed courses, I would back that
off to about an 1/8 inch toe out, or zero toe.  That will
help the initial turn in a bit.

John

At 11:38 PM 7/31/2010, MIKE DEWEERD wrote:
>Hello list.
>I'm looking for any advice on how to get my TR4 to corner better. It seems to
>under-steer immensely.
>    I am now in the process of changing front springs and shocks because as I
>put heat into the tires, the car would dive down when I turn the wheel to the
>left twice as much as when I turn to the right.(so I figured the left spring
>to be weak). I have no idea of the age of the shocks or springs.
>   I find that when entering a tight turn the car will continue straight no
>matter how much I turn the wheel and when the car slows down enough the front
>will then turn quite quickly and I have to counter-steer (straighten) the
>wheel. This makes turns seem jerky and unsafe to other racers.
>   I have a welded rear live axle. (which just broke in the last race) and I
>noticed my "new" front Hoosiers are pretty much done after 4 races while the
>back still look new.
>  Now perhaps it's just me and I have to learn to drive slower into 
> tight turns
>while the MGB's fly past me, or I need to look at something in the front end?
>the car has 1/16 th to 1/8 toe in. the steering rack is tight, it has poly
>bushing through out the front end
>
>Any ideas would be appreciated, Thank you
>Mike
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Thanks,
R. John Lye

rjl6n at cstone.net